According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in April this year Turkey's season and calendar adjusted monthly industrial production decreased by one percent compared to the previous month, while the calendar adjusted index was down four percent compared to April 2018.
In April, the index for the production of basic metals in Turkey increased by 2.6 percent month on month and dropped by 12 percent year on year.
The index for the production of fabricated metal products in the given month decreased by 1.4 percent month on month and fell by 7.2 percent year on year.